User:Macronencer

Real name: Mike

Based in Bursledon. Southampton Uni Maths grad, 1986. Now working in I.T. and studying Media Music in my spare time. xkcd fan since the first mention on BoingBoing in 2005. I love random fun stuff like this.

Local graticules

Southampton, United Kingdom (home)

Swindon, United Kingdom (convenient alternative)

Planned hashes

• 2009-07-18 50 -1: Between Hambledon and Clanfield

Successful hashes

• 2009-06-28 50 -1: Hedge End recreation ground.

Achievements

Macronencer earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (50, -1) geohash on 2009-06-28.

Macronencer earned the Meet-up achievement by meeting Sermoa at the (50, -1) geohash on 2009-06-28.

Macronencer earned the Musician Achievement by playing flute at the (50, -1) geohash on 2009-06-28.

Macronencer earned the Rubik's Achievement by solving a Rubik's cube at the (50, -1) geohash on 2009-06-28.

Journal

2009-07-17 Couch Potato...

I have just worked out that at my latitude of 50 degrees, assuming my house includes its land area of about 30x40m, there is a 1 in 6.7 million chance of getting a couch potato award on a given day. Not good odds, though admittedly a little better than the Lotto jackpot :|